ACCIDENTS IMPUTABLE to the TECHNIQUE
World Statistics

DEATHS by AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS
From 1937 to 1995 [august]: 14,102 deaths
   ~ 243 deaths / year
  ~ 0.7 deaths / day

DEATHS by RAILROAD ACCIDENTS
From 1876 to 1995: 9,903 deaths
  ~ 83.2 deaths / year
 ~ 0.23 / day

DEATHS by MINE DISASTERS
From 1900 to 1992: ~ 5,853 deaths
   ~ 63.6 / year
   ~ 0.17 / day

DEATHS by EXPLOSION ACCIDENTS
From 1910 to 1995: ~ 19,115 deaths
   ~ 225 / year
   ~ 0.6 / day

DEATHS [estimated] by SHIPWRECKS
From 1854 to 1994 [sept.]: ~ 50,523 / 140 years
   ~ 360.9 / year
   ~ 0.99 / day

TOTAL Number of Deaths by Historic Accidents:  93,643
Average Frequency:     ~ 1,358 / year   ~ 1.7 / day

*** Deaths by car-accidents are not taken into account because motor vehicle crashes can be attributable mostly to the responsibility/irresponsibility of the single driver, and only rarely crashes can be attributed to a car defect.